NHS Orkney has sent confidential patient information, related to Covid-19 to local businesses by mistake. An investigation by the Trust says it was “administrative error” but to the patients concerned it would have been a breach of their privacy. The Trust has no idea who could have read – or copied – the information they gave away.
Coronavirus: Patient virus results sent to Orkney business by mistake – BBC News
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Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
